Goa Bench of the Bombay High court will hear on Thursday the anticipatory bail petitions filed by former Tourism Minister Fransisco Pacheco and his aide Lyndon Monteiro in the Nadia Torrado death case, their lawyer said on Wednesday.
"The court will hear the anticipatory bail petitions filed by Pacheco and Monteiro tomorrow at 10.30 am," advocate Amit Palekar told PTI. Both are wanted by Crime Branch in connection with the death of Torrado (28), Pacheco's "close friend" who died allegedly after consuming rat poison last month. Monteiro had earlier withdrawn the anticipatory bail plea when prosecution pointed out that the petition filed by his mother on his behalf does not stand in the court. He then filed a fresh bail petition through his lawyer. Pacheco, who resigned on June 5 in wake of allegations about his involvement in Torrado's death, moved the High Court contending that he was being framed in the case because he had expressed concern over drug trade in Goa and demanded inquiry into alleged role of a senior politician's son in it. Earlier this month, the Sessions Court in Margao had rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of both. Crime Branch had told the court that Pacheco had abetted the alleged suicide by Torrado, while Monteiro helped him destroy the evidence. Both are missing since June 6. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969
